Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 39490

Kinship Care: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Future of Work Cabinet Committee on (a) employment support and (b) paid employment leave for kinship carers.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department recognises the challenge that many kinship carers face in continuing to work alongside the pressures of taking in and raising a child.‘Kinship Carers in the Workplace: Guidance for Employers’ sets out best practice for supporting kinship ca...

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